Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Cases Affecting
Students From
Linguistically
Diverse
Backgrounds
ED 434
Spring 2017
Resources:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/10/politics/civil-righ
ts-act-interesting-facts/
Garca, O., Kleifgen, J. A., & Falchi, L. (2008). From English
Language Learners to Emergent Bilinguals. Equity Matters.
Research Review No. 1. Campaign for Educational Equity,
Teachers College, Columbia University.
Effects for
Emergent
Bilinguals
Keyes v School
District No.1 Denver,
Colorado (1973)
Resource:
http://usedulaw.com/358-keyes-v-school-distric
t-no-1-denver-colorado.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYkCtqU
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Effects for
Emergent Bilinguals
Effects for
Emergent
Bilinguals
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXhQrJ37gFE (
Links to an external site.)
http://www-tc.pbs.org/beyondbrown/brownpdfs/l
Mandarin
Korean
Cantonense
Start at 5 minutes :
Lau Remedies
(1975)
Step 1: Identify students primary language and home language and the proficiency of each language
Step 2: Diagnostic measures to decide each students needs and teaching style needed to satisfy the needs
Step 3: Determine the program the student needs (Transitional Bilingual Education Program,
Bilingual/Bicultural Program, and/or Multilingual/Multicultural Program.)
Step 4: Show that required and elective programs are not discriminatory
Step 5: Show that students receive adequate instructions from qualified instructors at an adequate
student/teacher ratio.
Step 6: Show students are not isolated ((ESAA) and Title VI provide effective regulations)
Step 7: School district must notify parents of all school activities and notifications.
Step 8: Evaluation: Submit progress reports for the student at the beginning and end of the school year for
the first three years of plan implementation.
Source:http://web.stanford.edu/~hakuta/www/LAU/IAPolicy/IA3ExecLauRemedies.htm
Originated in Texas
Castaneda vs.
Pickard (1978)
Becca and Karina
Castaneda vs.
Pickard
Effects on ELLs
Effects of Plyler
vs. Doe (1982)
Students have access to
public education regardless
of their immigration or
natural born status.
Sources:
http://www.americanpatrol.com/REFERENCE/PlylerVDoeSummary
.html
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/plyler-v-doe
-public-education-immigrant-students
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